The purpose of the Military Care Ministry is to recognize and show support to active military personnel that are family members and friends of St. Edith Stein parishioners. We host four activities throughout the year.

SES Military Care Package Drive

In November 2008, we began the Military Care Ministry.
To date, we have sent out more than 3,555 care packages to military men and women stationed overseas. We send these special packages to the husbands, sons, brothers, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews of our own St. Edith Stein parishioners. Most of them are the ones with their pictures in the Display of Valor in the narthex of the church. Also, because the care packages had impacted them so much, some of those same men and women have requested packages sent to their replacements.

Each drive, we determine which SES military are deployed and who have returned home. We divide the packages that are received and send them to the men and their units who are currently deployed. Due to your overwhelming generosity, we are usually able to send 15 to 20 boxes to each one to support their unit. We have received numerous thank you letters that appreciate the generosity and quality of the care packages. They made a tremendous impact on those so far from home. Your care packages have touched many lives and are so appreciated by the men and women who receive that touch of support and encouragement from home. Those thank you letters and pictures are shared in the book next to the Display of Valor.

Please consider filling a care package or two to send to one of our own! Thank you again for your support and generosity in supporting our St. Edith Stein Military men, women and their families!

Veteran’s Day Mass:

Sunday, November 12, 2017 @ 11 am St. Edith Stein Community & Military Care Ministry would like to invite our St. Edith Stein Veterans and their families to celebrate Mass together and honor their service to our country and our community. Reception following in Carmel Hall.

1. Display of Valor

To recognize, honor and pray for our active military personnel that are famiy members of SES parishioners by displaying their photo and where they are stationed.

Memorial Day (May) & Veterans Day (November) Volunteers are needed on the weekends that we hand out and collect the care packages from parishioners. Help is also needed filling out custom forms to send boxes overseas and also preparing boxes.

3. Veteran's Day Mass & Reception

An opportunity each November to honor and recognize our SES Veterans. Volunteers are needed to set up, decorate and help organize this special event.

4. Fisher House (VA Hospital)

Supporting the Fisher House Veteran's Families by preparing a meal once a month. A social activity is also planned once or twice each year with the help of the Knights of Columbus.

Thank you and your generous parishioners for the awesome care packages and especially for lifting us up in prayer. We are believers of prayer changes things. It is always wonderful to receive items we need daily and knowing it come from the heart makes it much more appreciated. The Care Packages sent by your organization help the Airmen, Soldiers and Civilian Contractors. It's refreshing to receive a little taste of home in a foreign land. The gift you provide gives us the bit of home reminders and helps us focus on our mission and to look forward to returning home.

Thank you for serving us as we serve our nation.

Sincerely,

Kelvin L. King, MSgt, USAF Superintendent Chapel Operations

I just recieved your care package today and I'd like to thank you and everyone else involved. I really appreciate the thought that went into the package and will be sharing with my fellow handlers here at Camp Havoc.

Again thank you very much! Everything is much appreciated.

Thank you for all the care packages we really appreciate everything you have sent. Here is a picture of me and my Military Working Dog Roddie.